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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Come Back

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cts=1331070102981&sqi=2&ved=0CE4QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.masslive.com%2Fnews%2Findex.ssf%2F2011%2F07%2Fmotorcycle_bikers_stirke_msp_t.html&ei=dIRWT-Q1yZiJAqmMnOYH&usg=AFQjCNHOwMz1sSF8YToHrUKveWYlTpSNGA

"A trooper ran the license plate of one motorcycle and it came back as reported stolen, Procopio said. A decision was made to stop the bikers for questioning."

Is this usage of "come back" slang? I couldn't find it in many dictionaries?
  

Top answer

Sort of, but not really. The Trooper sent the plate numbers to a database that retrieved the information and relayed it back to, most likely, the computer in his patrol car. The information came back to his computer.

— JohnParis

  • Sort of, but not really.
  • The Trooper sent the plate numbers to a database that retrieved the information and relayed it back to, most likely, the computer in his patrol car.
  • The information came back to his computer.
  • It came back.
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Sort of, but not really.
The Trooper sent the plate numbers to a database that retrieved the information and relayed it back to, most likely, the computer in his patrol car. The information came back to his computer. It came back.
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